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'-d ~L 02 ~~~ f.,k)' - / 1 / 7 . `~-~'~~~ • VICTVAUTNCI .orner, ' YtILI* %, lAld • RHE Commissioners for Vi c t ua lli ng His Majesfy'it Navy, Ike. do hereby give notice, that on TUESDA.V, the 12th of Septembei next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the Supply, .on separate Contracts, of such quantities of IRISH BEEF and PORK, as may be demanded for the use of his Majesty's Troops at Gibraltar, Grenada, Antigua, Tobago, Barhadoes, Trinidad, Berbice, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts, and Demerara, St. Vincent. For Twelve months certain from the 24th of June, 1827, the aggregate amount of which is estimated at about 4,h,00 Tierces of Beef, and 4,5300 Tierces of Pork. The conditions of the Contracts may be seen at this Office, or by applying to Mr. J. W. Dunsterville, Agent for the Victualling at Corle. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, anti be delivered to the Board before Ono o'clock on -the day ap pointed ; mid must he accompanied by .a letter signed by two re sponsible Persons engaging to become bound with ,the Party ten flering, in the pro & sum of one-third of the amount of the Con tract for the due performance of the tonne. The Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. • .• , i- , ,VICTUALLING OFFICE, JULY 5, 1826. ern E Ccoltnissioners for • Victualling his Majesty's - Navy,7l4:. do hereby give Notice, that on TUESDAY, - the 96th of September next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the Supply to this Depart tarot of a quantity - of Irish Salt Meat, equal to 4,000 Navy Tierces of BEEF,. and 6,000 Navy .Tierces of PORK, all to be cured in the ensuing season, and to be deliVered four-fifth parts thereof in Tierces, and the remaining fifth part in Barrels, into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, in such proportions as shall hereafter be required, one-half thereof on or hetbre the 28th day of February, and the other half on or before the 31st day of May, 1827. In the event, however, of the Board not accepting any of the Tenders which they may receive on the 12th of September, (in pursuance of another Advertisement of this date), for the supply of Salt Meat at Gibraltar and the West India Islands and Colo nits, the further quantities of 4,500 Tierces of Beef, and 4,500 Tierces of Pork, will be required for delivery at Deptford, and in that ease may be tendered for on the 2tith, with the quantities above-mentioned. The whole to he paid for as usual by Bills without Interest, payable at 60 days after date. The conditions of the Contracts may he seen at this Office, or by applying to Mr. J. W. Dunsterville, Agent for the Victualling at Cork ; to the Collectors of his Majesty's Customs at Limerick, Belfast, Newry, and Waterford ; and to the Secretary to the Postmaster-General at Dublin, respectively. No Tender for a less quantity than shall be equal to Three Hundred Tierces of Beef, or Three Hundred Tierces of Pork, will be admitted; and each Tender must specify the Price in words at length, and be delivered to the Board before One o'Clock on -the •' day • appointed, and must be accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, 'engaging to become bound with the party tendering, in the penal sum of one-third of the amount of the Contract, for the due performance of the same. The person who makes the Tender, or some person on his be half, must attend, to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. TO CAPITALISTS.—HIGHLY ELIGIBLE INVESTMENT.—Any Person or Persons desirous of Investing from £7,000 to £B,OOO in an important Manufactur ing Concern in the North of England, ready to commence active operations, with every prospect of advantage, may be accommo dated with an Interest therein, in the shape Of Shares, to the extent named. As Sales of the Manufactured Article will for the mosepart take place in Loudon, (the effecting of which may be managed with very little trouble), any Commission-house of respectability disposed to increase their business, would find this a truly eligi ble opportunity of adding to the profits of their establishment. Apply (if by letter post-paid) to M. Youtic, Esq., Suu-Of flee, No. 112, Strand London. .CABINET-MAKERS' SOCIETY.— , . CHEAP-CABINET' and UPHOLSTERY, at the LON bON REPOSITORY for the CABINET-MAKERS' SO MTV, being the only real one Mite existing in London, No. 7 1. corner of LEADENHALL-STREET, opposite Aidgate Pump, and which has been established upwards. of Six year. For Ready Money, and no Abatement. 'rhe Trustee.] and Committee respectfully inform the Nobility and Gentry, that they still conduct the above Establishment tin. tho Beilefit of industrious and ingenious Mechanics (who have large families), by • offering their Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line of the best workmanship, and cheaper than by any House in London, no other profit being required than to satisfy the warehouse rent and incidental expences ; being satisfied with constant employment to enable them to support their families, the number of whom appear by the Books of the last Quarterly Meetiug to be 148. From the' great patronage the Committee have received, they are in hopes of increasing that number. The following is a Specimen of the Low Prices asked ; all Goods warranted : s. d. Five feet Mahogany Bedstead, four-post 4 10 0 Tent ditto - 1 6 0 Bord ere d M attress to fit - 1 1 0 Mahogany Drawers with solid ends - 3 5 0 Eight Mahogany Chairs - 610 0 Mahogany Pembroke Table 2. 0 0 Feather Bed free from dust and smell, from £2 12 0 to 8 8 0 Drawi n g -room Sofa, from £5 50to 7 7 0 Sofa Bedstead - 3 8 0 Mahogany Horse-Hair Sofa • - - (10 0 upwards A quantity of Paper Hangings for Bed, Dining, and Drawing rooms, at nearly Half-price. The Trade will find it worth their attention. nooses Furnished at a few days'. notim, and Apartments in a few hours...... Goods packed free of expenoe except the matting. . C OMMITTICE. T. Corder IJ. Wilson IJ. Carter THUit • T. • Malec J. Unett • IW. Wagliorn Ag pt. J. HASLER, Secretary BOAT RACE. (Prem. Ma Singapore Chronicle of Feb. 2.) ticeWd e beg t, remind our readers th a t th e b oat race already no ta the kea place on M onday next at 10 A.M. In iaddition to match before mentioned, there is to be a Sweepstakes, for which eight titan% boats of various sizes and descriptions are to start. Amongst these there are two vessels which are quite new in this part of the world, and are both of very novel, yet opposite constructions. Om. of then, Was brought down lately from China, and hi a superior specimen of the description of vessels known to Europeans at the Mune of Fast boats. She is appropriately loan e r ti n ie by r Kwy,' and is a fernerk sblY.fiz3t boat- The other is called the Ftyi ng Latlrone, cut out of a solid tree of irinnense s ~ finished a f ter th e mo d e l o f t h e flying pros of the Ladrune i with an out-rigger to prevent h er upsett i ng, and enable her tore II a press of sa il. I n a pp earance an d general construction she bearsa close resemblance to the canoes of Ceylon, whose extrarnylinary shape always excite the Wonder and astonishment of strangers. If the accounts which early voyagers have given of the swiftness of thes e visseli be correct, and Commodore Anson tells uw that t hey go 20 knots an hour, we ought to expect some antueement from th e app roac hi ng, race, which we think notwithstanding will he well contested, particularly as many of the Gentlemen intend to take the management of their respective boats. Pea. 16.—A few Minutes past 10 on the morning of the sixth, The eignit gun was fired from Rocky Point, and the assembled fleet were instantly in motion. The bustle of getting under war af rpled much amusement to, the spectators, as a few trifling ac cf"..enh baPpened in the e,onfusion. The breeze was fresh and t'ir during the first part of the run, and a native boat belonging ,rringenti, kept the lead at a considerable distance a-head, but j il es the enunie altered to close hauled, she was soon distanced by her other boats. Two of her crew compoverboard, a n d s h„ p li t " 413 in picking them up, which elled her to give up the enntett. oftTh Flying Ladrone started in gallant style, hut her' Bight f a was short duration, she flew so fast that she lost her ha-f°r• and with it lost the race. The Fang Kwy appeared rathe r a Chinese in t!t starting, She displayed an Imperial white flag with sh e ee t , ineeription in golden letters, probably explaining that Inearth 3 ,!,, fa l s . l, boat. We presume that this appellation does not etol V-, b oat sails fast, for. she . appeared.,.. rather to stand fast, Ifichn;l_'nlPerial was soon seen fluttering among the last. The raster, "ell Lass well known as a clipper, did not support h.-r cha- . 4 , h6 rri .toughalho the Richmond arms floated gaily at her peak. the,,„P l e :t won in fine style y Jenny dang the Weaver, al -6 sh e started tinder many disadvantages. • 7 . 1:1 1 • • 4 • No. 10,609. CORN LAWS. MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1826. .4.-., ~. z AD ~, A f;ti ' ' ~ , • .it- .0 lir A - ..14"4-1' CI • , , . t . :, .' , -, , r- -- - • .i. 4.,, 7: , ~ . t44 ..a ' ;I.; {t 1 ..„Thr , \ . _ , ...... '" ' ) • • - . '' ' f' ‘ ---, 'r. - ' S I g.s. ' ' ' .. ? l , \ it Vt '''' .l e oi c , . C- 1 ' ' ° ,`;•• _ . ' `.. ' . t.- , -1.;,,.....,.. I Vila 311MTING OF THE sToczkron,r OPERATIVES-VOTE OF 'MANI& - - TO HIS MAJTSTY'S MINISTEM--.-.THIC MOTION NIGATIVIED. This 'Meeting was called for the purpose of forwarding an address to his Majesty's Ministers, expressive of their gratitude for the late important measure relative to the in troduction of grain, &c. ; but that malignant spirit, which we are sorry to say reigns in the hearts of too many of our townsmen, prevented the intentions of the well-disposed part of the meeting from being carried into effect. Cob bett's radical opinions are too strongly imprinted on their minds, ever to allow of an y h opes o f amendment. Nothing but "Radical Reform" and " No Taxation" will satisfy their desires; nevertheless we are glad to have it in our power to state a better spirit pervades a portion of the la bouring classes. About eight o'clock Mr. Thomas Woraley, jun. was unanimously voted into the Chair, which having taken,. he proceeded. to read a placard convening . the Meeting, and an article in the Trades'. Paper, eulogising the con duct of Ministers on this occasion ; he then requeeted that every attention would be paid to those who ehouldaddress them. Mr. CLEGG then rose to propose the first resolution, and addressed them to the following effect:—The object of this meeting has been publicly and explicitly avowed; it is to call for a public expression of thanks to his Majesty's Ministers for the recent decisive step which they have taken, with regard to the importation of certain descrip tions of foryign grain. According to my view of the sub ject, I think it scarcely possible to overrate the great and glorious consequences with which this measure muss be attended. Will it not empty the overloaded warehouses of the merchant and manufacturer ? and in another point of view—who shall describe its incalculable benefits aris ing from the introduction of a timely supply of the princi pal necessaries of life What effects will it have upon the advanced prices of provisions, will it not prevent them at taining that enormous price to which, in all probability, they would have advanced previous to the adoption of this step by Government ? Every mind of common feeling might reasonably have indulged in the most gloomy ap-t prehenrions ; it required but little aid of the imagination to have pictured those grim and ghastly monsters--Famine, Despair, and. Death, as ready to commence their winter's tour of desolation through the heart of the British Empire. Let us here draw a veil over the frightful picture. Ills Majesty's Ministers have countermanded the march of the destroyers, and in effect, have said to them—avannti and spare a patient, unoffending, and suffering population, There is still another point of view in which important consequeices must arise from this measure ; ultimately it must have the effect of diminishing that drain on the purses of the rich, which has arisen from 'the peculiar exigencies of the last six or ei g ht mont h s. I need not point out to you the exertions of the opulent parts of this great empire, in favour of the distressed manufacturers ; the humane as sistance of persons of rank in this town, has been exercised in a praiseworthy manner, for the purpose of arresting the progress of distress; for such exertions, I think them en 'titled to the most grateful remembrances of the poor, and in the hope that the measure now in consideration may eventually heal the wounds , of the country, I move the fol lowing resolution : " h being now made manifest that his Majesty's AU ' filters have opened the ports of the Realm, for the admis sion of certain kinds of Grain essential to the saibsistenCe of the increased population of the country, by adopting a measure so decidedly beneficent, they have entitled them selves to the esteem of the community, and to the gratitude of the working classes in particular." The resolution wss then proposed by the Chairman, when a person of the name of Blackshaw rose and said that he did not think the Ministry were entitled to their thanks— that he for one would never thank them for removing timee obstacles, which they themselves had imposed, and that he should propose as an amendment— " That it is th e o pi n i on o f t hi s meeting, that his Ma jesty's Ministers cannot be considered worthy of our thanks, until they have taken more efficient measures to alleviate our present unparalleled sufferings." A person, whose name we did not learn, now addressed the meeting, in the most violent strain against the Mini sters, who, he said, had only adopted the measure for the purpose of imposing an additional tax on the country.— Besides, it was not Beans, Peas, or Oats, that they wanted—it was Wheat. He was then proceeding to other subjects totally irrelevant to the object for which the meeting had been convened, when Mr. Barrett, the Deputy Constable, requested to speak with the Chairman, who withdrew for that purpose. On his return, he stat e d that Mr. Barratt would certai n ly f ee l Called upon to dis miss the meeting if they did not confine themselves to the immediate-object of it. Mr. WILLiAst Loslasosf said he thought this opposition has arisen from mistnke. He then requested the meeting to be unanimous on this occasion, for it would be unpate ful in them not to step forward in th e support o f Ministers, who had taken upon theniselve s the burden of this mea sure, which was certain to meet with opposition frOM the landed proprietors. If the Ministers were only supported by the people, they would at once strike a decisive blow to the monopoly of the Corn Laws. He thought . that benefit to the count r y wou ld ar i se from the measure great. b in question, and although it might not go far enough, he was thankful for what had been done. The Chairman then put the Ainendment, which was carried by a considerable majority, thus rendering any further proceedings on the part of those who had called the meetin g , nugatory; therefore, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting was dissolved. We 'have'since learned that that the room, by a pre viously-concerted plan of the Cobbettitcs, had been taken possession of by those worthies, who had been actually canvassing their fellows for the purpose of opposing the well -meant endeavours of the friends to the meeting, and that great numbers uereoxeluded who would have sup pOrted the original resolution. 41 order to ascertain more: correctly the feelings of their townsmen on the expe-, ( henry of thi s measure, t h e or i g i na l p ro moters of it are now getti ng up a requisition to the M ayor , numerously signed, to call anearly meetin g , with permission to use the New Court Room for the next occasion.—Stockport Advertiser. Cr .-- --=-- - tAzictu.Lons AND THEIR VARIETY. ---,t Abou Joseph'" says an article in The New itionthly, " was hid. Chancellor under the Caliph Haroun Al Rase .Howev er great the fortune he realised, and the subtle ties that h e l ped him to it, there have been Judges to whom he trn4ht have set an e x a mpl e, i n the article of nuidest ,aquireinent. "lavingat was brought before confessed one day Ms inability to settle a question that him, he was repr e h ended for so incompetent t o hi s office. gettin g rich, while he was ' ExEuse me,' said the Chancellor, ' I am paid for what I rea lly do : if I kin were p a id f or w h a t I do not, a ll t h e treasures of the kingdom would not re munerate ma . , .. No. 68, P . 137. —Now we have heard of a Chancellor, who might say, t; It is true that I am rid), but it is because I am paid for what I do not do : if I were only.paid for what I do, I should be the poorest man in the kin dom." EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The William Parker, Brown, from Singapore, has arrived off Dover ; sailed from ditto the 14th of March, and St. Helena the 27th of June. ARRIVALS AT SINGAPORE. The Venue, Waddell, from China, on the Bth of February; the Rachman, Syed, and the Juffrie, from Penang, on thilBth of February ; the Her cules, -, from Manilla, on the 25th ; the Malacca, Beck, from Malacca, on the 27th ; the Rader Bux, Blllydeen, from ditto, on the 28th ; the Good Success, Poynton, from Bombay,' on the tat of March ; the York, Muncrieff, from Sydney, in 64 days. SAILINGS most Stricarnatt.—The Hunter, R. Johnson, for Siam, on the 17th of February ; Catherine, A. De Santa Maria, for Mala c ca and Penang, on the Itith ; Peden, N. Bendison, for Calcutta, on the 19th; and Joseph /linen, for Palembang; Ulys ses, Hoan, for Rio and Batavia, on the 22d; Covelong, Alib, for Palembang and Java, on the 2341 ; Fatal, Backman, for Rio and Batavia. The Sophie, Lartigne, from Bombay, arrived at Bourdeaux tat September, sailed from Bombay 17th May, 1826, amd St. He lena 18th July. „.- SHIPS sirorzN wrrn.—The James Sibbald, Forbes, from Lon don to Madras and Calcutta, July 19, lat. 12. N. long. 21. W. SINGAPORE, MARCH 2.—The Gloucester, Codling, sailed from Singapore in September last, had not arrived at China on the Bth February, and apprehensions were entertained for her safety. ARRIVAL AT PENANG.—His Majesty's ship Boadicea, Bris bane, from Rangoon. She had last two Lieutenants, three Mid shipmen, and had 170 men at one time on the sick list. GERMAN UNIVERSITIES. In presenting our Readers with a list of the Universities of Germany, we have deemed that it would not be uninteresting to mark, at the same time, the era of the foundation of each. We shall follow the chronological order in making the statement. • The University. of Prague was instituted in 1346 The University. of Vienna was instituted in 1365 The University of Heidelberg was instituted in 1368 The University of Wedding; was instituted in 1403 The University of Leipaic was instituted in 1409 The University of Rostock was instituted in 1419 The University of Greisswald was instituted in 1456 bThe Unive rs it y o f F r ib urg was i nstituted in 1457 The University of Basle was instituted in 1460 The University of Tubingen was instituted in —1477 The University of Marburg was instituted in 1527 The University.of Kiinigsberg was instituted in 1544 The University of Jena was instituted in 1557 The University of Giessen was instituted in 1607 The University of Kiel was instituted in 1665 The University of Ilslle was instituted in 16t14 The University of Breslau was, instituted in 1702 The University of Giitingen was instituted in 1734 The University of I?.rlangen was instituted in 1743 The University of Landmhut was instituted in lBlO The University of Berlin was instituted in .lBlO The University of Bonn was instituted in lBlB Several Universities, famed for their antiquity, and the learned men they have produced, were suppressed during the late revolu tions. These are follows: That of Mayence, founded in 1477, was abolished in 1795 That of Stutgard, founded in 1784, was abolished in 1794 That of Cologne, founded in 1888, was abolished in 1794 That of Bamberg, founded in 1648, was abolished in. 1803 That of DiUingen, founded in 1549, was abolished in lBO4 That of Altdorf, founded in 1678, was abolished in lBO9 That of llinteln, founded in 161i3, was abolished in lBO9 That of Salzburg, founded lit 1625, was abolished in 1809 That of Ingotstedt, founded in 117%), was abolished in lBln That of Erfurt, founded in 1392, was 4Wished iu lBl5 That of Wittenberg, founded in 15011, was abolished in 1815 The University of ingolstadt was t►ansferred to Landshut ; those of Erfurt and Wittenberg united in the University of Halle. Bibliotheque Allemande. A VIRTUOUS PARISH ! !—The Rector of a Parish in Wiltshire, when he sent his answer to the Bishop's Questions, lately , circulated through the diocese, subjoined this testimony to his parishioners: —lt may give your Lordship some idea of the moral state of this parish to know that not a single in habitant has been convicted, or even accused, in a Court of Justice for any Inisdemeanour, or other breach of the laws, during my residence within it, which is now more than 15 years."—The parish is .Alton Barnes.—Northaniptoit Mercury. THE BELLS OF YORK MINSTER AND OF BOW CHURCH, LONDON.--Owing 'to the fear that the steeple of Bow Church will fall about the ears of the neighbouring inhabitants, the Nnous peal of " Bow Bells" is, for the present, silenced. Several letters on this subject have appeared in the London Papers, and a correspondent of the . New Times asserts, that those bells " contain individually a greater weight of metal than any peal in England." This is not the fact, for the peal at York Minster is heavier, as will be seen from the following statement : YORE MINSTER. wircuuncil. Cwt.qr.lbs. Cvrt.qr.lbs. Treble ...8 3 7 8 3 7 2 9 1 5 9 0 2 3 10 1 22 40 1 14 4 12 2 21 .12 0 7 5 13 2 2 13 0 23 6 16 0 4 17 0 11 7 21 023 20 2 26 8 26 0 13 24 2 5 9 33 216 34 2 6 Ten0r...53 0 25 53 0 22 It appears, therefore, that whilst the trebles weigh the same IH both peals, and in Nos. 6 and 9 Bow bells are the heaviest, all the others in York Minster peal con tain more metal than those in the celebrated metropo litan one. The tenors of both are in the ke of C and both p ea ls were . cas t a t the sam e foundry in Lon don, Bow b e ll s i n 1762, an d tho se of York Minster in 1763.—Leeds Intelligencer. Satt.teemse.—ln the night of the 4th instant, a smuggling p un t a tt em p te d t o l a nd at Herne Bay. A person, about eleven o clock;approiehO Blockade sentinel, in gentlemanly attire, for the purpose of se curing hi m ; b ut on rece i v i ng .a bl ow from the butt end o f a , pistol, cried out—" For G o d' s sake, pull out," a n d ran away. The boat having Pot o ff; Lieu tenant Wise launched hia galley, and for fear of seizure, the cargo' of the punt was thrown overheard ; in con . - sequence, several boats were examined, and on search ing two boats, a quantity of articles were found, which had been plundered, (in defiance of the naval and re voile officers) from the Excter packet of Exeter, while, on, fire off Recuiver, on .the morning of the 4th September, and detained by Lieutenant J. Wise, for the benefit of the owners dr underwriters ; and about seven o clock on the morning of the sth, as the Cus tom house Officer belonging to Herne Bay Was going on board a hay, ofr lizard's bathing IVlichine, for the purpose of seeing her cargo dischargO, he observed something floating, and havmawaded up to his middle i n water, to his great astonishment got hold o f a sma ll raft of twelve tubs of contraband spirits, stipposed, to be t6s k thrown overboard from the punt which Lieut. Wise had prevented landing.—Kentish Gazette. Y } ~ ~.. -..__ a~ ~,t PRICE 7D. NORTH COAST OF SUMATRA. (From the Singapore Chronicle.) In furtherance of our proposal to furnish our Readers from time to time with geographical notices, we intend upon the present occasion to lay before them a sketch of the North Coast of Sumatra, a country commercially of considerable interest, but respecting which there is very little accurate information before the public. Reckoning from Acheen Head to the Eastern entrance of the Straits of Banca, the Northern Coast of Sumatra extends at least in length to 900 miles. This long line of Coast is naturally divided into three portions. That which extends from the Straits of Banes, to the River Rakan, a distance of about 500 miles is low and flat without a moun tain in view, and abounds in large Rivers, while its Coast is covered with considerable Islands or sand banks. This is the country of Sago—of the Rattan—dragon's blood and benzoin. The second division extending from the river Rakan to Diamond Point, occupies a distance of about 24t) miles. The coast here is also low, but less swampy than that of the last division. There are no large rivers, and no considerable Islands along the coast. This is the Country of Black Pepper. The third division extends from Diamond to Acheen Point. This a distance of about 150 miles. The coast here, exposed to the waves of the Bay of Bengal,,is comparatively bold and mountainous. This is probably the most abundant country in the world in the Areca palm, and hence the immense quantities of betel nut which it furnishes to Western India and Chhia. The North Coast of Sumatra is nominally under five sovereigns, viz : those of Palembang—Jambi—lndragerie —Siak, and Acheen, but is in fact under a great number of petty chiefs, who are virtually independent. The most fertile 'and populous State is unquestionably that of Palem bang. Near 400 years ago a Javanese colony settled in Palembang—conquered the country, and mixed with the Malayan race, imparting to them the arts and industry of Java. The dialect of that Island has mixed itself with the vernacular language, and the language of the court is still nearly a pure Javanese. Owing to this commixture with a superior race, the population of Palembang is distin guished beyond the other tribes of Sumatra for its indlis tryits knowledge of agriculture, and its attachment to the soil. Under its native sovereigns it afforded an exten sive produce in rice—tobacco—pepper, and above all, in tin, for Bence formed a portion of its territory, and it con ducted an active and large trade with the neighbouring Malayan Countries—with Siam—China—Arabia, and European nations, as far as the jealousy of the latter to wards each other, and their short sightedness in regardlo their own interests would permit. This prosperity was impeded, but not altogether interrupted by the Dutch mo nopolies in pepper and tin, established during the 18th century. To avenge a quarrel of the Dutch, the British attacked Palembang in 1812, and wrested from the Sultan the sovereignty of Banca. Th e recent i nsurrect i ons of the people of Palembang against the Netherland authorities are well known. They have terminated in the virtual seizure of the sovereignty by the European Government, and in the annihilation of the foreign trade of the king dom, a consequence which ought not to have followed. Jambie is but a poor and inconsiderable State. The principal inhabitants are Malays, but in the interior there is an unconverted race denominated Kuhn, who possess considerable indiistry, which is employed iu the collection of Ilenzoin—dritgon a blood —rattans; &e. The river of *lambic has four embouchures, two of which are navigable for vessels of small burthen—but even in these the navi gation is intrieate and dangerous, but without a bore, as in manynther rivers of this coast. The present capital is called Tananpilen (chosen land), and is situated a day's voyage above old Jambie, itself 60 miles from the sea. - Its population is 4,000, among which there are 50 Arab families, but no Chinese, or natives of the Coromandel coast. The produce of the country is dragon's blood, benzoin, and rattans. The larger description of the last under the name of iambic canes were of celebrity in the time of the Spectator, where they will be found men tioned. Jambie, it is probable, was at one time subject to Palembang, for a few genuine Javanese words, not known to the! Malayan language elsewhere, is to be found in their speech, and the ruins of a Hindoo Javanese Temple are still to be seen about four days' journey inland from the old settlement. The Dutch and English East India Coin, panies had factories in Jambie in the beginning of the 17th century, for the purpose of collecting the pepper and gold, which it then afforded. Almost all the disposable produce of Jambie is at present brought to Singapore, which in return supplies it with Chinese and European coarse ware as well as opium and Siamese salt, which is carried into the interior of Sumatra. Indragerie is a state still smaller and leas considerable than Jumbie, but its territory is said to be fertile and capal ble of producing abundant crops of rice, of which grain considerable quantities have within the last two years been imported into Singapore. The river is large but incom, Moded by a dangerous bore. The inhabitants of Indrage.; tie are generally genuine Malays, but on the coast are found some piratical establishments of the Lamina of Ma gindanao, especially at Ritteh where they settled about 3(1 , years ago. ' Th e S u l tans o f J o h or also lay claim to some establishments on the Coast—such as Gaong, and they and Sovereigns of all the great Islands which lie off the Coast and between - this and the Peninsula. indragerie, which means in• Sanskrit the Mountain of Indra, is one of the few Hindu names found on the North roast of Sumatra. The frequency or paucity of such terms may be considered throughout the whole Indian Archipelago as a very good index of the relative degree of civilization among the in habitants of its different countries, and of their respective states of improvement. Java incomparably the most cid- tivated country abounds with them, they are frequent in the best parts of. Sumatra, and occur once or twice only in the Malayan peninsula. seems to o‘kvenoi:nsoPremviPenmiripiytYarnarne. The State of Siak is the largest principality of the North ther. It extends from Kemper to Dili inclusive, beingbound edCoast of Sumatra, but its parts hang very loosely tog's by the territories of Indragerie to the South-rby Me-. nangcabao to the West, and by the Battacks andAcheen to the. North. Beginning from the South, the first.place of any Consequence is Camper, of which mention is made Portuguese writers. , The river of Camper i i s n the ia rg ec,ar Eabutes earliest Portuguese by a bore. The town called Pulp place consists of coffee, rice, is at present one of the most Lawan is situated a voyage of four tides up the stream.-- The importthe foirumtoatsioinngso.f The quantity s-p a r i u y d i i n ctsB4 er e a o t . a f b Ti l h i h s jia l s iments in the Straits of Ma- Mt s e ettlement of Singapore, since prior btuottthhaet gambler, i flourishing i s e h x i p n gi o ) r e: oe th fv e ceon ß ffte ri iet t: l s i:w h ahsisechartcheelypeople lacca, and pore increases yearly, and is at present very considerable. s ome part of it is grown in the country itself, grea ter share is brought down from the rim untai ns of Menue cabao, where it was cultivated for the first time about I-2- years ago. In-return for their coffee the people of Camper supply the Menangcabaoes with Siam salt, Bengal cottons, and coarse China ware, all obtained at Singapore. dese ' The next places rvmg notice are the islands Rantao, p a p al , SWIM, and Baticalis, partly inhabited by Malaya, but chiefly by another race not yet converted to Mabome danism. Rantao, a low marshy island, produces by far the larger quantity pf the raw sa go , w hi c h i s i mporte d into Malacca and Singapore, for the manufacture of pearl sago, ' and has become within the last few years so large and im portant an article of export to Europe. The unconverted race now mentioned, and not the Malays, are the sole culti vators and preparers of the Sago. The town of - Siak is 'situated upon the largest river of Sumatra about sixsy-five miles up end on its right bank.— The place is small, containing no more than 300 houses, and the Government is bad end oppressive. In better times it conducted a respectable trade with Java, the Bu gis and the Chuliaha of th e Coromandel coast—exporting among other articles, Gold to the value of from 130 to 140,(00 - panish dollars. The population of all Malayan States, it may be observed, is at most not worse than sta tionary, but their history is made up of wonderful alterna tions of prospe.rity and niisery, all to be ascribed to the wretched and despotic character of their Governments.— Every thing depends upon the reigning Prince or dy nas t y . An arbitrary ruler destroys the ind us t r y and commerce of the country, and reduces it to a state of anarchy in a very few years, and one of fair character, moderation and intelli gence, can restore it to prosperity in a period equally short s , so favourable arc the circumstances and capabilities of these regions. At Bukit Batu, a place on the main of Sumatra within the Strait formed by the Island of Bancalis ' exists an ex tensive fishery well known in thi s p er t o f the world. The fish which is the object of it, is called in the Malayan lan- Trubtt. The fish itself is sufficiently known in all the neighbouring seas but found w ith a row on ly h ere , w hi c h makes it certain that it repairs to this favoured place for the purpose of spawning. The Trubu, about a cubit long, is taken in three and four fathoms water on a mud bank. About 300 boats are engaged at all seasons in the fishery, with the exception of threo days during dead neap tides. The rows are an article of trade seaways, and the dried fish are sent into the interior of Sumatra. The 'Rajah of Siak draws a revenue from this fishery of 72,000 Guilders yearly, receiving a certain duty upon the quantity taken. From the rate and amount of this duty it is ascertained that the quantity of fish caught yearly amounts to between fourteen and fifteen millions. It seems a little remarkable that the spirit of European monopoly never should have fastened upon so promising an object of gain. The fishery from its peculiar nature is probably quite inexhaustible anti might unquestionably be prodigiously improved by Euro pean skill and industry, and this too not only without detri ment but probably to the great improvement of the revenue of the native Prince, as well as the essential benefit of the surrounding population. The great river of Rakan the embouchure of which is in the latitude of 2 deg.. 15 min. north, is rather an arm of the sea than a proper river, being many miles wide at its entrance. It contains many small places of trade, such as Tanah-puteh on the right batik, and Kubu and Reim on the left. Passing from the Reim river along the coast we have the settlements of Bile and Panai with Kwalor— Asahan—Batu Bara—Sardang—Dilli—Balti China, and Langkat. The four last named Places ore this ports at. which pepper is exported. We have heard the podure of the whole estimated at between 17 and 18,000 pievls. It is probably greater. Th e cu l t i vators are as usual not the Malays but the people of the interior, the Battaks. A similar observation may he every where made. At Jambie anti Siak it is not the Malays of the Coast who collect or cultivate the export products of those countries. Through out Borneo the same observation holds good. The mari tim eMa a l l a l y d s u ar po e n in th s e ho u r ,h t o neither itr a i b n u u te se m fu o i re no t r orar u as s industrious L u d a people, obstruct commerce than to facilitate its operations. The production and consumption of the interior of the great islands would no doubt he greatly augmented were the sea coasts in the occupation of any race less barbarous. The river of Dilli is considerable and admits brigs of Moderate size, having two fathoms depth on its bar at low water. The town is about one title's sail up. The chief is merely a nominal dependant of Siak. The territory of • Acheen on the north coast may be said .o commence from Diamond point, where the land suddenly tends to the westward. This, as already mentioned, is the coast so remarkable for its production i n b ete l -nut. The principal pla ces o f tra d e are the bay of Taluk Stumm., and flee town of Pedir, in lat. .5 deg. 22 ruin, which last gives name, among European traders, to the whole coast. The north coast of Sumatra is much more remarkable for the variety mid value of its vegetable than its animal or mineral products. Few of the useful domestic animals are reared in abundance, a circumstance which may be ascribed at once to the semi -barbarism of the inhabitants and the physical unsuitableness of the country. The sheep, a stranger, is confined to Acheen. Small horses tire reared in abundance in the same country, and among the Betake, of which a considerable number are exported, but this qnadruped is generally unknown in all othei parts of the northern coast. • The elephant, found every where in the northern coast of Sumatra, and of the same species which has been rendered so useful in the domestic state in Hin dustan, and in the countries lying to the eastward of it is valuable only for its iVory, having never been tamed except at ACheen, a country which has borrowedmore from Wes tern India than any other of the eastern Archipelago. This apathy towards what Is so obviously useful and convenient, is an unequivocal indication of barbarism. Gold is the only metal which is found in abundance in Sumatra, and this is confined to the mountains in the interior or the val lies at their feet. The gold of Jambie and Indragerie is brought from the mountains of Menangrabito, and the little exported from Sink and Dilli from the hilly countries of the Battacks. The greater part of this finds its way to the western coast to Padang, Bencoolen, Nattal, and other places ; tin has been found in small quantities in Jambie and Camper, also far in the interior. We subjoin a few remarks on the distribution of the dif ferent races of inhabitants along the north side of the island of Sumatra. At Palembang the Malayan race ex tends to the South East until they meet the Sarrqumgs en the Western Coast. In a. North' Westerly direction from Palembang the Malays occupy the whole centre of,Suma tra, includingMenungeabao, and the whole Northern coast down to the river of Rakan. Instead of supposing with some writers the emigration of the Malayan race from the centre Table land of Sumatra, a romantic and difficult enter prise, on the erroneous beli e f t h at the intermediate lo w land; were occupied by different and hostile races, we can perceive that nothing could be more natural or easy than their spread from the coast of Sumatra to the islands in the Straits, and across to the Peninsula itself. Their distant emigration to Borneo, d oftcvoenaresee no r the rnnst Hers eietoi ithestit d tal e nie g re) peo p l es at extremity rr a oe s releea sseasal ayn.tddo.i spirit a f t lygyrtTiteiehoeeeela. Lat i tud elbtpirierizeeec:: tltrinheen rat tired deitr is(ht breadth of I le t o of t tro v v Nfi er a sPuee of se ven e l l et i v ahr i I s c ev eo h t i t fo ho t nhfit island u y Lt i cat dhosniolismi Longitude, n r e es g t: to e is a singular the .Battaks, knowledge of letters, of Useful arts, and a tolerable shard to ri of industry, add rather whimsically a taste for human p found toipiilneg o n N ky a;o ti e ti considerable knowledge flesh, being well ascertained to indulge an occasional anthropophagism. The prom-ontaty. extending to the NM. of Diamond Point on one side and Cape Felix on the oth e r, is the true country of th e A e hi or Achinese race, the matt civilized t to a te . o g t h her io tr ng ibe n s i o is f t t u h ie e people of Sumatra, and through whom Milhomedaniem, with such arts and civilization as accomptuded it, were di rectly or indirecittycoareremailtnitelregate4 Archipelago. and an a rchy in.a state of much degTadation, hut were des tiny to taiour them again with a native Government of to lerable s kin end energy, they would soon make a figure in the commerce (lithe Archipelago. CRANBOURNE CifAcE.—The quantity of nuts in the Owe. Woods may be imagined to be very great in this most abundant year. A gentleman at the chimer, whO lives in the Chace,,said, that he and another per. son had one year collected from the nutters and old 1,000 sacks.—Oxford Journal.